寒门薄宦 — “Humble family, minor official”
寒门薄宦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person from a humble family background who holds a minor official post; a minor official of lowly origins”. Literally, “Humble family, minor official”.
寒门薄宦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- hán寒xīn心xiāo消zhì志disheartened and lose one's will
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- hán寒mù木chūn春huá华each has its own distinctive features
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What does 寒门薄宦 mean?
寒门薄宦 (hán mén báo huàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person from a humble family background who holds a minor official post; a minor official of lowly origins”.
How do you pronounce 寒门薄宦?
寒门薄宦 is pronounced hán mén báo huàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寒门薄宦 literally mean?
Literally, 寒门薄宦 means “Humble family, minor official”. It is used to mean “a person from a humble family background who holds a minor official post; a minor official of lowly origins”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寒门薄宦?
穷家小吏。